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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452115403321

Autore

Sifonis John G

Titolo

Corporation on a tightrope [[electronic resource] ] : balancing leadership, governance, and technology in an age of complexity / / John G. Sifonis and Beverly Goldberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996

ISBN

1-280-52773-0

0-19-802534-3

1-4294-1552-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldbergBeverly

Disciplina

658.4/092

Soggetti

Leadership

Corporate governance

Competition

Information technology - Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-296) and index.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1 No Silver Bullet, No Quick Fix; CHAPTER 2 Order Out of Complexity; CHAPTER 3 Navigating the Four C's-Complexity, Concurrency, Coherence, and Connectivity; CHAPTER 4 Creating a Pattern of Trust; CHAPTER 5 Enhancing the Role of the Board; CHAPTER 6 Understanding and Aligning Governance Models; CHAPTER 7 The Art of Accommodation; CHAPTER 8 The Changing Role of the CIO; CHAPTER 9 Building Multilevel Leadership; CHAPTER 10 Constructing the New Organization; CHAPTER 11 The Good Leader; CHAPTER 12 The Seven Principles of Balance

EPILOGUE: A Contract for the FutureNOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Modern business firms face many problems resulting from changes in their competitive environment and the growth of new technologies. This book finds answers to these problems. The authors show how small changes in leadership, governance and technology can have huge



consequences in an organization.